LOT 188:
OTTOMAN TURKISH ISLAMIC SHASHKA SWORD SILVER MOUNTS
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Start price:
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1,500
Estimated price :
$2,500 - $3,500
Buyer's Premium: 25%
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OTTOMAN TURKISH ISLAMIC SHASHKA SWORD SILVER MOUNTS
A Turkish shashka sword with slightly curved single-edged blade with three narrow fullers. Characteristic eared silver hilt of Asiatic type decorated with engraving and niello. Scabbard are of wood covered with original stitched lack leather. The mounts are of silver decorated in suite with engraved floral motif finished with niello. Two lose suspension rings. Ca. second half of the 19th cen.
Dimensions: L: 37 in., (94 cm.)
Condition: Excellent with scabbard leather cracked